Written Ministerial Statements

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

  • House of Lords

    • City Deals

      My Rt Honourable friend the Minister for Cities and the Constitution (Greg Clark) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: Following the successful completion of the first wave of...

    • Correction to Lords Oral Question

      An error has come to light in the answer to an oral question asked by Lord Forsyth of Drumlean. The Hansard reference is 17 Oct 2013, column 646 As part of the answer the Minister said; Lord...

      NHS England: Mandate

      My Rt hon Friend the Secretary for Health (Jeremy Hunt) has made the following written ministerial statement. Today the Government has laid before Parliament the refreshed Mandate to NHS England...

      Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan

      My Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Development has made the following statement. I would like to update the House on the UK’s response to Typhoon Haiyan in the...

      Visas

      My hon Friend the Minister for Immigration (Mark Harper) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement: People who need permission to visit the UK and those who want to live, work or...

  • Communities and Local Government

    • Improving Local Housing

      I am publishing today, following consultation, a stock transfer manual for the period to 31 March 2015. The manual sets out the process for housing stock transfer and the criteria local...

    • Planning Applications

      The Government are committed to ensuring that planning applications and related consents are processed promptly. Local people and authorities should be at the heart of planning, but where...

  • Cabinet Office

    • City Deals

      Following the successful completion of the first wave of city deals in July 2012 with the “core cities”, the Government committed to work with a further 20 cities and their wider...

  • Health

    • NHS England (Mandate)

      Today the Government have laid before Parliament the refreshed mandate to NHS England for 2014-15. The refreshed mandate will come into effect from 1 April 2014 and was developed following...

  • Home Department

    • Immigration and Visa Charging Principles

      People who need permission to visit the UK and those who want to live, work or study here must pay a fee for their visa. It is important that we seek input into how we ensure that those who...

  • International Development

    • Typhoon Haiyan

      I would like to update the House on the UK’s response to typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines on 7 November and was one of the strongest...

What is this?

Written Ministerial Statements were introducted in late 2002 to stop the practice of having “planted” or “inspired” questions designed to elicit Government statements.

They are just that – statements on a particular topic by a Government Minister.

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